Biopolymers‐ n°2
Title plastiquesBilan^ environnemental de différentes^ de origines^ filières^ de^ traitement^ de^
Year 2006
Author Bio Intelligence Service
Case
Material composition
Sub‐scenario Incinerationenergy recovery^ with^ Landfill Composting Recycling
Virgin material
Material marginal: which? ////
Electricity marginal: which? ////
Steam marginal: which? ////
Co‐products dealt with? ////
Recovered material
Material marginal: which? ///Mater‐Bi
Electricity marginal: which? ///No inf.
Steam marginal: which? ///No inf.
Co‐products dealt with? ///No inf.
Material recovery included? / / / Yes
Type of recycling / / / mechanical recycling
In which ratio does recycled material substitute
virgin material? ///1
General
Technology humidcogeneration 32% efficiency^ 1/2^ captationthe biogas^ of^ 50%^ of^ grinding,extrusion^ granulation,^
Infrastructures taken into account? Yes Yes Yes No
Transport included? notwaste^ the^ transport collection^ for^ notwaste^ the^ transportcollection^ for^ notwaste^ the^ transport collection^ for^ notwaste^ the^ transport collection^ for^
Energy production Yes Yes No No
Produced energy substitutes electricity? average France 2000 average France 2000 / /
Produced energy substitutes steam? 37,5% gas, 30,2% coal, No / /
Avoided processes ‐ credits productionaluminium^ of andsteel, / inorganicproduction fertilizers^ of^ manufacturingMater‐Bi^ of^
Material substitutes No No No basedprocess^ on^ the for^ recycling PE^
Carbon sequestration issue taken into account? / 44 kg C/t 152 kg C/t /
Waste characteristics
Heating value 22 MJ/kg / / /
Degradation rate (over 100 years) / 80% 30% /
Incineration
Alternative use of incineration capacity included? No inf. / / /
Composting
Compost spreading for composting taken into
account? //Yes/
Compost leaching after spreading taken into
account? //No/
Reference to EN 13432:2000 (Requirements for
Packaging Recoverable Through Composting and
Biodegradation)?
/No/ /
Landfill
Methane emissions included? / Yes / /
2 [MB] (MB = Mater‐Bi)
Mater‐Bi
Material
production
Material
recovery
Material
disposal